Lipstick dress protector



Dec. 14,1948. I D. EVENWELL 2,455,986

" LIPSTICK DRESS PROTECTOR Filed Dec. 14, 1946 I nvvmrofi. Dav/d E venwe/l Affomey Patented Dec. 14, 1948 ED STATE;

' OFFICE- 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in guards and has particular reference to a device to protect dresses from being soiled by contact therewith of the lipstick, when a dress is pulled over the head of the wearer when she is dressing or undressing.

The principal object of the invention is the use of a guard that is concave in configuration to thus eliminate danger of contact of the make-up on the lips with the walls of the guard when the device is positioned for use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means associated with the guard or protector whereby the latter can be readily gripped by the teeth of the user, and the provision of a finger hold for grasping the guardto position it relative to the lips or to remove the guard therefrom,

A further object of the invention is the production of a guard that is economical to manufacture, compact in arrangement, positive in operation and highly serviceable in use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a perspective 'view of the device as shown associated with the mouth and lips of a wearer;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a device in its open position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of device in a closed position, and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the device, the view being taken on a line 4-4 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a side elevational View of the device.

The practice of decorating or ornamenting the lips by the use of lipstick is Well-known. This lipstick is sometimes applied by a woman when dressing at home prior to slipping the dress over her head. In this'instance there is a danger of a soiling of her dress by contact therewith of the lipstick. Even if the lipstick is applied after the dressing operation has been performed, when the time arrives to remove the dress by slipping the same over the head there'is present the danger of contact of the decorated lips with the dress and a consequent soiling of the garment.

In stores, a prospective purchaser frequently tries on a number of dresses before a purchase is made. In all instances, unless the ornamented lips are protected to prevent a soiling of the dress, there is expense incurred to the housewife and 2 the store proprietor by numerous cleaning expenses. To therefore provide a positive means to protect the dress from the lipstick make-up preparation I have devised the present unique and highly serviceable invention.

The material employed in the manufacture of the guard may be. lucite, rubber, metal or wood when the device is used by one individual, as in the home, but for the purpose of economy and to provide sanitation when the article is utilized in a store, the article is preferably made of cardboard or papier-mach that may be readily discarded. While the body of the article may be made in two pieces, the preferred construction is the employment of a single blank in the body portion thereof.

In the accompanying drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 6 designates as a whole the body portion of the guard that is cut at its ends to provide oppositely disposedinverted V shaped slots 1 and 8. There is thus provided, spaced ends 9 and I0 and I I and I2, as disclosed to advantage in Fig, 2. Accordingly, to realize the concavity of the article the end 9 is overlapped on the end [0 and adhesively' secured thereto and likewise the end I2 is overlapped on the end H and likewise adhesively secured thereto. A pocket I3 is thus formed of sufficient dimensions to house the lips and to prevent contact of the ornamented lips I with the inner surface of the guard, as will be hereinafter explained.

It will be noted that an opening I4 is provided in the central portion I5 of the blank or body portion 6. Through said openin there extends the reduced end It of an elongated strip N that is positioned substantially at right angles to the solid portion I5. This end serves as a finger hold when the guard is to be applied or removed from the mouth. As a result of the formation of the reduced end, shoulders l8 and [9 are provided that abut the inner surface of the central portion l5. Tabs 20 integrally formed with the strip I1,

determine the desired degree of insertion of the strip in the mouth by the user of the article.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes relative to the shape, size, material and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: A guard of the character described comprising a concave body portion having a central slot therein and capable of surrounding the ornamented lips of the user, an elongated strip secured to said body portion and positioned substantially at right angles thereto said securing means comprising a pair of adhesive tabs integrally formed with said strip, said strip having a reduced end'penetrating said body through the slot thereof to provide a finger hold, and spaced ribs formed on said strip to prevent accidental displacement of the latter from the teeth of the 

